The Coosa River Basin Initiative asks community members to make their voices heard for clean water during the 2025 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Courtney Altice, Communications Manager, says that the CRBI is teaming with the Georgia Water Coalition this year to urge state legislators to create a system of providing updates to public…… read more »
Communities in Schools of Rome-Floyd County seeks mentors, volunteers, and donations from concerned citizens that seek to have a positive impact on local students. A special emphasis was placed on the need for mentors throughout January in honor of National Mentoring Month. It is a need that exists throughout each school year, according to Gregory…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office: Earlier this week, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger made a formal request to the newly appointed Attorney General, The Honorable Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice to withdraw its lawsuit, U.S. v. Georgia. This litigation was filed by the Biden Administration contesting provisions of Senate Bill 202…… read more »
The Junior Service League of Rome will present Follies 2025, “Follies or Bust! All Roads Lead to Rome”, on Friday and Saturday nights at the Rome City Auditorium. Showtime is 8 pm each night. Shannon Newby, JSL President, says that this show centered around a road trip to the big city of Rome, Georgia is…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: At the request of the Georgia State Patrol, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Gordon County. One man was injured in the incident. No officers were injured. The preliminary investigation shows that Georgia State Patrol SWAT was assisting the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office with…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Chef Greg Paulson, program director and instructor of the Culinary Arts program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), and his family won the grand prize on “Family Feud.” Paulson, his wife Beth and stepchildren Matthew, Keely and Julie won a five-day run on the national television show and the grand…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: While it takes about 20 minutes for the audience to find out “Whodunit” in Grand Finale’s 2025 show, the group itself had to wait longer than that to get amazing news on Saturday at the Diamond Classic Show Choir Competition in Albertville, Alabama. When it was all said…… read more »
The Rome-Floyd Chamber will host its 2025 Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 27th at the Forum River Center in downtown Rome. The event will commence with light networking at 11:15 am. A lunch buffet will be offered at 11:30 am. The program will begin promptly at noon. Pam Powers-Smith, President and CEO, enthuses that the…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Brad Bushnell, M.D., M.B.A., an orthopedic surgeon at Harbin Clinic, was the Doctor of the Day on Tuesday at the State Capitol in Atlanta. The Medical Association of Georgia’s Doctor of the Day works in the Medical Aid Station at the State Capitol, where they provide free minor medical…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Forestry Commission: Americans watching national news are learning about something Georgia foresters have been touting for a long time: prescribed fire. Also known as “good fire,” prescribed fire has multiple benefits that make forests healthier and people safer. Wildfires, or “bad fire,” such as we’ve recently seen in California, can…… read more »